Dr. Henry Chan

Henry Chan holds the degrees Doctor of Social Sciences from the University of Helsinki, Finland and Master of Philosophy from the Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Malaya. 

He is Conservation Director for WWF-Malaysia. In the WWF global network, he is Zero Extinction Lead for the WWF Asia-Pacific 25 countries, and a member of the Steering Committee for WWF’s Strategic Framework for Key Tropical Forest Regions. Leading the mission “to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature,” as the Conservation Director, his responsibilities cover the whole of Malaysia. The conservation programmes span Marine, Wildlife, Forests and Protected Areas, Freshwater, as well as Policy and Climate Change, Education for Sustainable Development, Community Engagement and Education, Sustainable Production and Consumption, and Sustainable Financing. 

Henry joined WWF-Malaysia in May 2012 as Head of Conservation Sarawak. Over April 2015 to July 2017, he was seconded to be the Heart of Borneo Leader for WWF-Malaysia and WWF-Indonesia. Henry is a Trustee of the Yayasan Hijau Malaysia, member of the National Biodiversity Roundtable to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Malaysia.

His published works include the documentary, “Bornean Elephants – A Journey Through A Living Landscape (Editor);” Securing the Future: Net Zero Pathways for Malaysia Report, November 2021 (Lead Contributing Author); The Environmental Status of Borneo 2016 (2017); Living Landscapes, Connected Communities: Culture, Environment, and Change Across Asia as co-author (2013); Punan Vuhang Belief System in the Borneo Research Bulletin Vol. 39 (2008); Survival in the Rainforest: Change and Resilience among the Punan Vuhang of Eastern Sarawak, Malaysia, Research Series in Anthropology No. 12 (2007).